yesterday, we brought you that op-ed by maureen dowd who says it shows the president, quote, still has not learned how to govern. today the "new york times" front page headline, a president who hesitates to twist arms. the article points to an example of senator of alaska, one of the four democrats who voted against the gun bill. asked the administration for a favor on a local construction project. the administration agreed to send the interior secretary to alaska to help negotiate. and now four weeks later, has cast a vote against the administration on the background checks bill and the interior secretary -- >> nope. >> guess what? she's still on her way to alaska. >> hey, mr. president, let me help you out here, mr. president. send bulldozers up there and tear up the roads. and then bring him to the office and ask him if he wants to help all of americans that are just people in his backyard. seriously, this is so easy. and these democrats, i'm only saying this because he has power over the democrats, this president has got to lean in hard. and he's got to twist arms. and he's got to